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THIS WEEK IN ORANGE COUNTY
Join Local Orange County Chambers in DC Advocacy Trip
Orange County Business Council is proud to sponsor the Coalition of CA Chambers of Commerce-Orange County's Legislative Summit in Washington D.C. on July 26 - 29. Save the date and click here to email for more information on how to participate. 




Photo courtesy of the Coalition of CA Chamber of Commerce-Orange County
Business Council's Sponsor Bill Heads to Assembly Floor
The Business Council’s sponsored bill, AB 2893 (Daly), cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee last week and is now set for a vote on the Assembly Floor this week. AB 2893 is a common sense, good government bill that improves how state agencies analyze major regulations (those with an economic impact of $50M or more) that can affect entire industries, add or eliminate jobs and impact economic development throughout the state. The Business Council has rallied a coalition of 20 business organizations in support of this bill to incorporate better oversight on major regulations. Read the coalition letter to the Assembly Floor here Contact your Assemblymember and ask them to vote YES on AB 2893!
ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL EVENTS
2022 Energy Forum
Join Orange County Business Council for the 2022 Energy Forum featuring a moderated panel of industry leaders discussing trends and challenges that are impacting the industry, businesses and consumers. Panelists will also discuss California’s short-term and long-term climate goals, whether or not the State is on track to meet them, available options for businesses to support California’s climate goals, and emerging technology that will change generation, storage and usage.
 
Moderators include Business Council Board Members Rick Nogueira, Region Manager, Middle Market Banking, OC & IE, JPMorgan Chase and Jodi Duva, Vice President, Orange Coast, Cox Business. Panelists include Joseph Avila, Senior Director, Energy Policy and Strategy, SoCalGas; Jack Brouwer, Ph.D., Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center and Advanced Power & Energy Program, UCI; Tanya Peacock, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Policy, Bloom Energy; Dr. Mark Nechodom, Vice President, Upstream Strategy, Western States Petroleum Association; and Todd Campbell, Vice President, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Clean Energy Fuels.  

A special thank you to title sponsor Southern California Edison and gold sponsor SoCalGas.
2022 Health Care Forum
Embracing Change in Health Care
Don’t miss a candid conversation with Orange County’s health care leaders discussing how they are embracing change in health care. Featured panel announced soon.

A special thank you to title sponsor City of Hope Orange County and gold sponsor Kaiser Permanente.
HOUSING COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS
Housing Advocacy and Research Discussed
The Business Council’s Housing Committee welcomed the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) and UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation for a comprehensive discussion on state/local legislative priorities and middle-income housing affordability, respectively. CBIA’s legislative affairs experts Michael Gunning and Cornelious Burke outlined bills designated as Housing Killers and Creators, and the importance of OC stakeholders engaging on those bills. The need to build is critical—median home prices in OC have tipped over $1M and a shortage in supply remains severe. Terner Center researchers Shazia Manji and Quinn Underriner shared the findings of their insightful study on middle-income housing affordability and production, which concluded that many households making 80-120 percent of the area’s median income are burdened by housing costs and the state has only built 40 percent of units targeted for 80-120 percent AMI households. The presentations touched on burdens caused by inclusionary zoning policies and increasing collaboration between the private sector and local governments on housing priorities.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Committee meetings are an exclusive benefit offered to The Business Council's investors.
Click the committee meeting link to learn more about the specific topics and issues that will be covered and any special guest speakers.
June 3
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Email Connor Medina for registration details.
June 14
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Email Connor Medina for registration details.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • The County of Orange recently released findings of its annual Point in Time survey for 2022. Data shows that there has been a 16.6 percent decrease countywide in homelessness since 2019. Details are in this press release available in multiple languages.
  • If you’re a nonprofit organization that offers broadband education, training and technology, you can apply for the 2022 Spectrum Digital Education Grant starting June 1 through June 24. Each year, Charter Communications, an OCBC investor, distributes $1 million in grant funding for local nonprofit organizations to enhance technology skills for seniors and students.
  • Join UCI’s Livable Cities Lab at the School of Social Ecology as they release the findings of the new OC Affordable Housing Impact Study June 2. Registration for the in-person event is free.
  • The Wooden Floor (TWF), a youth development nonprofit and OCBC member, will be hosting its annual concert featuring students led by nationally recognized choreographers June 2-4. A nonprofit, TWF fosters confidence in under-served youth through dance in order to pursue higher education
  • Join Gospel Voices of OC on June 19 at Chapman University for a Juneteenth concert celebrating the diverse and multi-generational accomplishments of African Americans through the lens of music and dance.
NOT AN INVESTOR? JOIN TODAY!
Join Orange County Business Council and connect with the most influential companies and top executives actively engaged in creating a pro-business environment and prosperous economy. Hundreds of Orange County's leading businesses, cities and non-profit organizations represent an elite group from every industry cluster. But we need YOUR VOICE! For more info, contact Natalie Rubalcava, The Business Council's Chief Operating Officer.